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Monday, May 12, 2014

On May 15th, a Fast-Food
Global Campaign Action will be held under the slogan, “Minimum wage of 1,500
yen for fast-food workers!” The action in Tokyo will be at Shibuya starting at1
pm on May 15th. On this day, workers and unions across the world
will stand up simultaneously against McDonald’s, the transnational corporation
suppressing the wages and working conditions of workers worldwide. Workers from
35 countries including Japan are going to take part in the action. Workers in
the fast-food and catering industry are mostly low-paid young workers deprived
of workers’ rights. They are vulnerable for not being organized. The global
action on May 15th is just the start of international solidarity by these workers.
Details of the action and the campaign strategy will be discussed at an
international meeting scheduled from May 4th to 9th. Two
members from the Tokyo Youth Workers’ Union will attend this meeting. The union
is now calling for donations to send the delegates to the meeting, in New York,
USA. (JINBU Akai, Tokyo Youth Workers’ Union). Photo: Flyer for the Action in Tokyo